Lucy Isabelle Marsh - The Last Rose of Summer (1914)
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Lucy Isabelle Marsh
"The Last Rose of Summer"
Victor 45183
1914
'Tis the last rose of summer left blooming alone.
All her lovely companions are faded and gone.
No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes and give sigh for sigh.
I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one,
To pine on the stem;
Since the lovely are sleeping,
Go sleep thou with them.
Thus kindly I scatter
Thy leaves o’er the bed
Where thy mates of the garden
Lie scentless and dead.
So soon may I follow,
When friendships decay,
And from Love’s shining circle
The gems drop away!
When true hearts lie withered,
And fond ones are flown,
Oh! who would inhabit
This bleak world alone?
Lucy Isabelle Marsh was born on April 10, 1878.
The soprano's first records were made for Columbia in 1908. She recorded only a few titles for that company.
She soon became closely associated with Victor Talking Machine Company. She made Victor discs as a solo artist and worked in duos, trios, quartets, and larger ensembles.
Her name is on many of Victor’s mid-priced purple-label releases and blue-label releases. These labels were designed to indicate a higher class of recordings than those on Victor's black label releases.
Purple and blue label releases had a lower status than Victor's Red Seal label.
She recorded only two Red Seal releases—duets with tenor John McCormack.
Her recording of “Italian Street Song” on Victor 60031 sold well.
She also recorded under the pseudonym Anna Howard.
Marsh died on January 20, 1956, at age 77.
"The Last Rose of Summer"
Victor 45183
1914
'Tis the last rose of summer left blooming alone.
All her lovely companions are faded and gone.
No flower of her kindred, no rosebud is nigh,
To reflect back her blushes and give sigh for sigh.
I’ll not leave thee, thou lone one,
To pine on the stem;
Since the lovely are sleeping,
Go sleep thou with them.
Thus kindly I scatter
Thy leaves o’er the bed
Where thy mates of the garden
Lie scentless and dead.
So soon may I follow,
When friendships decay,
And from Love’s shining circle
The gems drop away!
When true hearts lie withered,
And fond ones are flown,
Oh! who would inhabit
This bleak world alone?
Lucy Isabelle Marsh was born on April 10, 1878.
The soprano's first records were made for Columbia in 1908. She recorded only a few titles for that company.
She soon became closely associated with Victor Talking Machine Company. She made Victor discs as a solo artist and worked in duos, trios, quartets, and larger ensembles.
Her name is on many of Victor’s mid-priced purple-label releases and blue-label releases. These labels were designed to indicate a higher class of recordings than those on Victor's black label releases.
Purple and blue label releases had a lower status than Victor's Red Seal label.
She recorded only two Red Seal releases—duets with tenor John McCormack.
Her recording of “Italian Street Song” on Victor 60031 sold well.
She also recorded under the pseudonym Anna Howard.
Marsh died on January 20, 1956, at age 77.